Structure 876734 · Miami-Dade County, FL

Fountain St. over Biscayne Bay

Carries Fountain St. over Biscayne Bay, Palm Is. To Hibiscus Is..

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT613 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

613 ft end to end, longest span 34 ft: about 1.7 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a slab bridge.

Built198838 years old
Length612.9 ft186.8 m
Daily traffic2,145counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateFlorida
CountyMiami-Dade
LocationPalm Is. To Hibiscus Is.
CarriesFountain St.
CrossesBiscayne Bay
Coordinates25.78168, -80.16142

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length612.9 ft (186.8 m)
Max Span34.4 ft (10.5 m)
Deck Width43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Area2447.1 sq m
Main Spans18
Year Built1988

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,145 (2023)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number876734

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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